Supervisor of Instruction, K-12

This program is a 37-semester hour, two-level program. Level 1 consists of 25 semester hours and Level 2 consists of 12 semester hours. Initial certification is issued for a five-year period after completion of Level 1 and the exit professional portfolio. The certificate is renewed subsequently for five-year periods. The first renewal requires the completion of the 12-semester hours graduate Level 2 program and the exit professional portfolio. This certification program may lead to a Rank I; however, candidates must have a minimum of 60 hours, including the master's degree. The advisor must approve hours required beyond the certification program.

Requirements for Admission

  1. The candidate must have earned a GPA of 3.2 or above on all graduate work attempted.
  2. A GRE minimum combined score of 750 (verbal and quantitative) or a minimum 31 raw score (381-386 Scaled Score) on the Miller Analogies Test.
  3. The candidate must have successfully completed three years of full-time teaching for certification to be issued.
  4. The candidate must have completed a master's in Education Degree.
  5. The candidate must possess a valid teaching certificate.

Requirements for the Program

  1. Satisfactorily complete all course work and classes as required and possess a cumulative 3.2 GPA.
  2. Apply for completion in the Graduate Office at the beginning of the semester you plan to finish all coursework.
  3. Must be unconditionally admitted.
  4. Must successfully complete an exit professional portfolio. The portfolio must be submitted within the last six weeks of the semester in which program completion is expected.

Level 1

Sem. Hrs.

EDEL 627, EDEL 677 or EDUC 629

3

EDEL 632 - Elementary School Curriculum

3

EDGC 661 - Measurement Principles and Techniques

3

EDIL 601 - Introduction to School Leadership Administration

3

EDIL 621 - Research for Instructional Leadership

3

EDIL 631A - Practicum in District Administration/Supervisor

1

EDIL 650 - Leadership for School Program Improvement

3

EDSE 634 - Secondary School Curriculum

3

EDSP 601 - Survey of Exceptional Children

3

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

25

Level 2

EDIL 628 - School Law & Ethics

3

EDIL 634 - Leadership for Human Resource Dev in Schools

3

EDIL 643 - School Housing

3

EDIL 647 - Leadership for School Community Relations

3

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

12